UK-based DeepMind merges with Google Brain in transatlantic AI tie-up

Alphabet has merged the UK-based DeepMind and US-headquartered Google Brain into a single AI research unit. Imaginatively named “Google DeepMind,” the new group unites two camps that had developed an internal rivalry. “Combining all this talent into one focused team, backed by the computational resources of Google, will significantly accelerate our progress in AI,” said Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a Thursday blog post. The new unit will be led by Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of DeepMind and a UK …

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